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🎬 2025 Movie #6 | Paris, Texas (1984)@screenjournal524d
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  1. Paris, Texas (1984): a cult road movie | una road movie de culto@cristiancaicedo1285d

    Directed by Wim Wenders Dirigida por Wim Wenders

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    Art transcends time. Of the number of works that are produced in a year, books, songs, movies, only a few stay around in the collective for longer periods of time; That is why when there is a film that is still being talked about despite having been released twenty or forty years ago, it is an indication that it has something special.

    El arte trasciende el tiempo. De la cantidad de obras que se producen en un año, libros, canciones, películas, sólo unas pocas se quedan dando vueltas en el colectivo durante lapsos más largos; por eso cuando existe alguna película de la cual se sigue hablando a pesar de haberse estrenado hace veinte o cuarenta años, es un indicativo de que tiene algo especial.

    And that happened to me with Paris, Texas, a German-French collaboration directed by Wim Wenders and starring Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell, names that may not tell us much today because the film was released almost forty years ago. However, there are still people who recommend it and it had been on my to-watch list for a while. It caught my attention that being a film with a European production and a German director, it was shot in the US and completely in English (although I understand it, because of the plot). The film opens with a man walking through the Texas desert, wearing a dusty suit, almost worn-out shoes, and a red cap. He walks without a known direction and without remembering who he is. In fact, for a good part of the beginning he doesn't even utter a word. Arriving at a hospital in a small town near the Mexican border, someone contacts Walt, the man's brother, who looks for him and tries to make him remember who he is and where he came from. The man from the desert, named Travis, manages to remember some things, but not all, and his brother tactfully puts him (and us) in context and reveals that Travis had been missing for four years after having abandoned his wife and son.

    Y eso me ocurrió con Paris, Texas, una colaboración franco-alemana dirigida por Wim y protagonizada por Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski y Dean Stockwell, nombres que quizás hoy no nos digan mucho porque la película se estrenó hace casi cuarenta años. Sin embargo, aún hay personas que la recomiendan y hacía rato que figuraba en mi lista de pendientes. Me llamó la atención que siendo una película con producción europea y un director alemán, fuera rodada en EEUU y completamente en inglés (aunque lo entiendo, por la trama). El film inicia con un hombre camina por el desierto de Texas, luciendo un traje polvoriento, zapatos casi completamente gastados y una gorra roja. Camina sin un rumbo conocido y sin recordar quién es. De hecho, durante buena parte del inicio ni siquiera pronuncia una palabra. Al llegar a un hospital en un pueblito cerca de la frontera con México, alguien se pone en contacto con Walt, el hermano del hombre, quien lo busca e intenta que recuerde quién es y de dónde viene. El hombre del desierto, llamado Travis, logra recordar algunas cosas, pero no todas y con mucho tacto su hermano lo va poniendo en contexto (a él y a nosotros) y le revela que Travis llevaba cuatro años desaparecido después de haber bandonado a su mujer y a su hijo.

    Little by little we learn that Hunter, Travis's son, is almost eight years old and has lived half his life with his uncles, Walt and Anne, who have raised him as if he were their own son because after the disappearance of Travis, the boy's mother, named Jane, also left.

    Poco a poco nos vamos enterando de que Hunter, el hijo de Travis, tiene casi ocho años y ha vivido la mitad de su vida con sus tíos, Walt y Anne, quienes lo han criado como si fuera su propio hijo porque tras la desaparición de Travis, la madre del niño, llamada Jane, también se marchó.

    There are many questions that arise, what was Travis doing in the desert? where was he the last four years? why did he leave without giving any sign? where is Jane? and there are also some that lead to reflections on complicated dilemmas, who are Hunter's real parents, Walt and Anne who have raised him or Travis and Jane, his absent biological parents? At first Walt helps Travis make up for some lost time with his son, but then his wife expresses her fear of losing Hunter, how can she stop his father from taking him away if one day he decides to leave? Is it fair that he suddenly reappears, when everyone thought he was dead, and change their lives like that? These are questions that together with the scenes and the plot of Paris, Texas lead us to reflect on loneliness, fatherhood, love, compassion, freedom, fear, among other equally interesting topics.

    Son muchas las preguntas que van surgiendo, ¿qué hacía Travis en el desierto? ¿en dónde estuvo cuatro años? ¿por qué se fue sin dar ninguna señal? ¿en dónde está Jane? y también hay algunas que conducen a reflexiones sobre dilemas complicados, ¿quiénes son los verdaderos padres de Hunter, Walt y Anne que lo han criado o Travis y Jane, sus ausentes padres biológicos? Al inicio Walt ayuda a que Travis recupere algo del tiempo perdido con su hijo, pero luego su esposa le manifiesta el miedo que le da perder a Hunter, ¿cómo puede impedirle a su padre que se lo lleve si un día decide marcharse? ¿es justo que reaparezca de pronto, cuando todos lo daban por muerto, y cambiar sus vidas de esa manera? Son preguntas que junto a las escenas y a la trama de Paris, Texas nos llevan a reflexionar sobre la soledad, la paternidad, el amor, la compasión, la libertad, el miedo, entre otros temas igual de interesantes.

    The film is well acted, impeccably directed, beautifully cinematographed by Robby Müller, and it has a solid script written by Sam Shepard; that is to say, it has all the necessary elements to be a great movie, in addition to that mixture of drama, mystery and road movie (which it essentially is) combined with self-discovery, redemption, the possibility of starting over and the consequences of our actions .

    Finally, although the almost 150 minutes are good from start to finish, the last sequence in which there is a mirror, a telephone and a conversation (I won't say more to avoid spoilers) ends up revealing the whole story and constitutes one of the most emotional parts of the whole story. I know that like me there are many people who do not always know what to see given the large number of options and the disappointments that have been in the past, but to save you time I recommend Paris, Texas (it is available on Amazon Prime Video), a story that was released almost forty years ago, but is still as good today as it was then, have any of you seen it? I read you in the comments.

    La película tiene buenas actuaciones, una dirección impecable, una fotografía hermosa a cargo de Robby Müller y un guión sólido escrito por Sam Shepard; es decir, tiene todos los elementos necesarios para ser una gran película, además de esa mezcla de drama, misterio y road movie (que esencialmente es) combinada con al autodescubrimiento, la redención, la posibilidad de empezar de nuevo y las consecuencias de nuestras acciones. Por último, si bien los casi 150 minutos son buenos de inicio a fin, la última secuencia en la que hay un espejo, un teléfono y una conversación (no diré más para no hacer spoiler) terminan por revelar toda la historia y constituye una de las partes más emotivas de toda la historia. Sé que al igual que yo hay muchas personas que no siempre sabe qué ver ante la gran cantidad de opciones y las decepciones que se han llevado en el pasado, pero para ahorrarles tiempo les recomiendo Paris, Texas (está disponible en Amazon Prime Video), una historia que fue estrenada hace casi cuarenta años, pero que sigue siendo tan buena hoy como entonces, ¿alguno de ustedes las ha visto? los leo en los comentarios.


    Reviewed by | Reseñado por @cristiancaicedo


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  2. Film Review: Paris, Texas (1984)@drax1696d

    (source: tmdb.org)

    German director Wim Wenders is one of those film makers who is worshipped by majority of critics, can expect prestigious festival awards and has small but dedicated fan base while, at the same time, failing to reach broader audience. One of the rare titles in his filmography to breech that barrier was his celebrated 1984 drama Paris, Teaxs, film that even managed to penetrate segments of popular culture.

    The plot begins with an impressive aerial shots in West Texas desert that reveal the protagonist (played by Harry Dean Stanton), mysterious drifter who stumbles into bar before collapsing from exhaustion and dehydration. The man is apparently mute, but local doctor (played by Bernard Wicki) discovers phone number among his possession and contacts Walt Henderson (played by Dean Stockwell), successful Los Angeles entrepreneur. It turns out that the mysterious man is Walt’s brother Travis, who had disappeared four years ago and after which Walt and his French wife Anne (played by Aurore Clément) took care of Walt’s young son Hunter. Walt decides to bring near-catatonic Travis to his home and, along the way, Travis gradually restores his voice and sanity. In Los Angeles he begins to reconnect with Hunter (played by Hunter Carson) who doesn’t remember his biological father. Travis and Hunter ultimately decide to go on a quest in Texas in order to find Hunter’s mother and Travis’ wife Jane (played by Nastassja Kinski).

    Loosely based on Motel Tales, book by celebrated American playwright Sam Shepard (who also co-wrote the script), Paris, Texas represents one of the most accessible titles in Wenders’ filmography. This is mostly due to relatively simple plot and almost archetypal characters. Wenders, on the other hand, seems to be more preoccupied with style over substance and uses the story as an opportunity to pay homage to his Hollywood westerns by using various locations of American Southwest, although with more contemporary bent. Thus the audience is given impressive vistas of arid landscapes, sprawling Los Angeles suburbs and, finally, Houston skyscrapers, all lovingly captured with cinematography of Wenders’ old associate Robby Müller. Composer Ry Cooder also contributes a lot to this film and the opening theme is one of the most recognisable pieces of his career.

    However, it is the acting that allows this film to truly shine. Harry Dean Stanton, one of the most prolific and the most dependable character actors in history of Hollywood, was given rare opportunity for starring role and he used it with gusto. He portrays Travis in a minimalist but very effective way, creating credible transformation from pathetic wreck into the man who, although tortured with guilt and remorse, wants to do the right thing. This is especially evident in the famous scene that takes place in peep show parlour and in which Stanton delivers one of the most powerful monologues in history of cinema. In that he is aided by Nastassja Kinski, actress who appears relatively late in the film and does job good enough to make the role of Jane one of the most iconic in her career. Former child actor Dean Stockwell is also very good in the role of Travis’ brother and this film helped him to maintain Hollywood career as another dependable character actor. Hunter Carson, son of co-writer L. M. Keith Carson, also does good job although his presence at times bring somewhat unpleasant memories of overly manipulative road films featuring adorable child characters that used to be rage among AMPAS voters in next few decades. The main problem of this film, at least for more modern and presumably less patient audience, is its pace. With nearly two and half hours of running time, Paris, Texas at times looks annoyingly overlong. Those who appreciate Wenders and arthouse road films, would appreciate this film nevertheless.

    RATING: 7/10 (++)

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